Name: How to be a Good Creature
ISBN: 9780544938328

Sy Montgomery

National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals--her friends--who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green.

A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

How to be a Good Creature

I really enjoyed this book. It dove deep into how various animals affected her life. Also, I loved how I learned about species I never knew existed. :D

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Kim Tyo-Dickerson

For everyone who loves animals, domestic or wild, large or small, vertebrates or invertebrates, at home or abroad, Sy Montgomery reminds us to treasure those moments we spend with the creatures who share our homes and our earth.

Also highly recommended, her book about the tiny runt piglet that won her heart and connected her to her neighbors, The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood

Emma Bickford

This book was too awesome! I learned so much about different animals, especially the octopus at the New England Aquarium. Full of adventure, personality, and special life lessons, this book is the perfect read for people interested in animals and creatures of all kinds — especially what they can teach humans and the interesting ways in which our lives intersect with theirs.

National Book Award finalist Sy Montgomery reflects on the personalities and quirks of 13 animals—her friends—who have profoundly affected her in this stunning, poetic, and life-affirming memoir featuring illustrations by Rebecca Green. Understanding someone who belongs to another species can be transformative. No one knows this better than author, naturalist, and adventurer Sy Montgomery. To research her books, Sy has traveled the world and encountered some of the planet’s rarest and most beautiful animals. From tarantulas to tigers, Sy’s life continually intersects with and is informed by the creatures she meets. This restorative memoir reflects on the personalities and quirks of thirteen animals—Sy’s friends—and the truths revealed by their grace. It also explores vast themes: the otherness and sameness of people and animals; the various ways we learn to love and become empathetic; how we find our passion; how we create our families; coping with loss and despair; gratitude; forgiveness; and most of all, how to be a good creature in the world.

How to be a Good Creature A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

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